Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nesham Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nesham Place (DH5 8AE) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nesham Place (DH5 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nesham Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nesham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A182 —
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A182 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martindale Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironside Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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